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Author Nyangweso, Mary.

Title Female circumcision : the interplay of religion, culture, and gender in Kenya / Mary Nyangweso Wangila.

Publication Info. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2007]
©2007

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  392.1 W246F    Check Shelf
Description xv, 206 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Series Women from the margins
Women from the margins series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-203) and index.
Contents Foreword / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- The controversy -- What is female circumcision? -- What is at stake? -- The centrality of religion -- Organization of the book -- Religion and the social behavior of Kenyans -- The social structure of Kenyan communities -- The social status of women -- Female circumcision in Kenya: an overview -- Religion and the social behavior -- Religions in Kenya -- The debate over female circumcision -- The debate over terminology -- Reasons for female circumcision -- The functioning of patriarchal systems -- Women's sexuality and female circumcision -- Opposition to female circumcision -- The insider/outsider conflict -- Strategies to combat female circumcision -- Sexuality, gender, and religion in Kenya -- Gender and sexuality -- The control of sexuality -- Religion and female sexuality -- Summary -- Religion and female circumcision -- The religious origins of female circumcision -- How religion sanctions female circumcision -- How indigenous beliefs determine female circumcision -- Islam and female circumcision -- Christianity and female circumcision -- Transforming attitudes toward female circumcision -- The reality of social change in Kenya -- Religion as liberative -- African feminist hermeneutics -- Religious sources for transformation: a brief illustration -- Conclusion and recommendations.
Subject Female genital mutilation -- Kenya.
Female genital mutilation -- Kenya -- Religious aspects.
Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Indigenous peoples -- Kenya -- Religion.
Women -- Kenya -- Social conditions.
Women -- Religious life -- Kenya.
Sex role -- Kenya.
Kenya -- Religious life and customs.
Kenya -- Social life and customs.
ISBN 9781570757105 paperback
1570757100 paperback
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